Earlier this week, Washingtonians who ride the metro were greeted by a shocking advertisement from “Catholics for Choice” – though it was utterly un-Catholic. The cover ad in the Washington Post Express blared the slogan “Public funding for abortion is a Catholic social justice value” and argued for free abortions for the “poorest women.”

The idea that we ought to fight poverty by eliminating poor children is pernicious. It is also the very antithesis of any Catholic notion of social justice, which is about recognizing the dignity of every human person, including the unborn, and advocating for policies that alleviate and lift people out of poverty.